Our Staff

Vandana Palagiri completed her residency in internal medicine at St. Agnes hospital, Baltimore, MD in 2011. Since then she has gained wide range of experience working at various hospitals including Reston hospital center, private practices, rehab centers, and assisted living facilities. She has privileges at Reston hospital center and Inova Loudoun hospital. If you or your loved one is sick she can closely work with hospital physicians, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, or home health care agencies for a better ransition of care.

She has gained expertise in acute, chronic, preventive health, and women’s health in particular. She has expertise in management of chronic medical problems like diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD. She has gained vast experience in management of elderly patients with multiple chronic medical issues and ensures timely medical care is delivered to this subset of population.

Sushma Dhakal completed the Medical Assistance Program and was successfully certified July of 2010. Initially started as an extern at Carient Heart and Vascular who was formerly known as Virginia Cardiovascular Care. Six months after the externship, Sushma got hired by the same company, and worked for them for 5 years. On June 2016, Sushma joined the Virginia Premium Medical Care team, and is still working here.
In her free time, she cooks amazing food, dances, and spend time with her two wonderful boys and husband.

Einstine Anonas is a Licensed Practical Nurse who graduated from C.S. Monroe Technology Center in May 2014. Prior to taking Practical Nursing courses, he already had experience in the medical field. He started working for Inova Loudoun Hospital as a Patient Safety Advocate, then moved to the Medical / Surgical Unit as a Unit Secretary, then transferred to the Pediatric Floor as a Clinical Technician. Einstine got his license on August of 2014 then worked for the Pediatric Emergency, at Inova, for 4 years. There, he expanded his knowledge and skills by learning acute care from infants to young adults. He built his skills from triaging, phlebotomy, IV insertions, medication administrations, and splinting. From there, he moved to Virginia Premium Medical Care to start learning about adult/internal medicine. “Changing from pediatric nursing to adult nursing is very different. Adult nursing is definitely a different beast, but learning it all is very fun!” Alongside his medical knowledge, he also has basic skills on graphic designing; he enjoys playing volleyball, cooking, singing, and creating personalized cards / scrapbooking on his free time.

Mathura Subedi is a trained and professional Medical biller and coder with Virginia Premium Medical Care who graduated from Davenport University with MBA healthcare management in 2015. She did her internship in heartland home health care & hospice as a Healthcare Management Intern (May 2015- Sep2015).
She is passionate about data management within the health claims industry. Experienced in ICD-10 coding, electronic health record, medical billing, and other administrative tasks. Skilled in data management, data entry, and professional communications. She passionately believes in our mission to provide the highest quality of patient care in a compassionate environment that provides exceptional client service.
Since joining the practice, she has excelled at managing the schedule, assisting patients checking in and out, filling supplement orders, rooming patients and numerous other administrative tasks. In addition to that she is Certified Pharmacy Technician with 3 years of experience in retail pharmacies.
Besides her work, she likes to travel to different new places, and she likes to dance during her free time.

Kelly Hess is a Nurse Practitioner at Virginia Premium Medical Care. She is committed to providing exceptional care to both the patient and the family while treating your medical conditions. Working together to determine personal goals and expectations is a top priority. She received her BSN from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her Masters of Nursing-Education from University of South Florida. Kelly obtained her Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Maryville University. Kelly brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role with over 15 years of ICU and Emergency Department experience. Kelly was a Director of Critical Care and manager of the Emergency Department throughout her nursing career. She is actively involved in local committees and participates in national workshops. She currently lives in Stone Ridge with her husband and two children. She enjoys traveling with her family, yoga, and reading.

Naisha (Nikie) Williams is an Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where she was born and raised. Her nursing experience spans over 20 decades and includes critical care, emergency medicine and geriatrics. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, hiking and reading.